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And in those days John the Immerser comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
and saying, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near,”
3 ⲅ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.
for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.”
4 ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ.
And this John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,
and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
7 ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones,
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down, and is cast into fire.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ.
whose fan [is] in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather His wheat into the storehouse, but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be immersed by him,
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ.
but John was forbidding Him, saying, “I have need to be immersed by You—and You come to me?”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.
But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit [it] now, for thus it is fitting to us to fulfill all righteousness,” then he permits Him.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
And having been immersed, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on Him,
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”
